An Evaluation Of Elementary School

For my Professional Engagement placement, I was assigned to a UNSW ASPIRE program school, Granville Boys High School (GBHS), an single-sex government school situated in South Western Sydney. Due to its geographical location in one of the most multicultural regions in Sydney, with 95 per cent of the school’s total of 488 enrolments classified as Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE) students. Most students attending the school live in the surrounding Holroyd/Auburn area, with a large majority of students from Arabic or Muslim backgrounds. Additionally, there are recently arrived students from Africa and students with South Pacific Islander backgrounds. As well as being classified as a

The BDA Dyslexia Friendly Schools Pack for Teachers (2009) provides an overall guide of what dyslexia is and how a dyslexia friendly school should be delivering education to the dyslexic learner. The writers begin with a definition of dyslexia stating that “dyslexia is a learning difference, a combination of strengths and weaknesses”. This is an informative definition as opposed to the recommendation of Norwich et al (2005) that exemplary schools should promote an inclusive school system whereby dyslexia is considered but not in isolation. The BDA (2009) state that importance ought to be

Dyslexia is a specific reading disorder of neurobiological origin. Of the language based learning disabilities, dyslexia is the most common. It is estimated that 1 in 5 school-aged children have a reading disability and of those children, 60% to80% have dyslexia (Dyslexia Center of Utah, 2016). Dyslexia is highly hereditary but can occur without any known family history. Early signs of dyslexia can be overlooked until the child enters school, unless there’s a family history in which case the child might be identified sooner. Some early signs are speech delay, difficulty with word retrieval and difficulty acquiring new vocabulary. They may also demonstrate difficulty remembering how to pronounce words correctly (International Dyslexia Association, 2016). Once the child begins school, the signs will become more apparent. Unlike their peers, in the early pre-literacy and early stages of reading, children with dyslexia may exhibit difficulty learning the alphabet and acquiring the alphabetic principle. Mastery of the alphabetic principle is what allows the reader to decode novel words. Individuals with dyslexia have difficulty with phonological processing, a necessary building block for the development of reading proficiency and consequently writing as it affects the ability to spell. Other indicators are difficulty with working memory and poor results in rapid automatized naming tasks. They may exhibit age appropriate spoken language and listening comprehension skills but

The driving forces behind SB 866 include persons from both public and private sectors. Individuals testified to the Interim Committee on Dyslexia and Related Disorders in what dyslexic students need to be successful academically. Testimony was heard from educators at the college level, parents of dyslexic students, doctors familiar with dyslexia and related disorders, medical researchers, members of professional dyslexia organizations, and state officers (Texas Legislature Online, 2011). Each spoke of their experiences with individuals with dyslexia and related learning disorders, medically, personally, and academically and each was chosen for their research and knowledge as it pertains to this very specific field (T. Flanders, personal communication, August 30, 2011). Absent from the agenda were teachers and dyslexia therapists within the public school system (Texas Legislature Online, 2011).

Paige Fricke Topic Area: Dyslexia Specific Purpose: My audience will be able to explain the cause and effects of dyslexia. Thesis Statement: Dyslexia is a condition that affects people world wide, but through the proper treatment and help it can have less of a negative affect on a person Introduction I. Attention Getter: I am going to assume at least half of you have encountered a family member, friend, classmate, etc. that is dyslexic. Dyslexia is a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not necessarily affect general intelligence.

The challenges and barriers identified for teachers are directed at meeting the individual needs of their students. The lack of time and the need for more expertise in the area are a matter of concern for students with dyslexia. Lack of teacher training and expertise creates difficulties when considering the importance of teachers to be able to create Individualised Learning Programs which will effectively accommodate these learning difficulties.

According to the article “A New Perspective Dyslexia” the author informs us about information that teachers and parents, who be stuck in the myths of dyslexia. This article will give you information that will might save our world’s next great inventor, engineer, or scientist. It starts by explaining on how this article will surprise you by learning that you, or someone you might know is dealing with this disorder and also to inform us news that we can share with others about it. It informs us that dyslexia is not news because we know what is, what to look for it in a person, and how we can help people with this disorder. it make us guess what this disorder this is by telling us some hints like how it is not rare, and how it affects about five

Mary Emma Campbell, freshman human development and family life education major with a concentration in child life said, “This ended up being much more difficult than I expected, it gave me a glimpse of what dyslexic students deal with daily.”

Kingstree Middle School is a rural area middle school located in Williamsburg County, South Carolina. The student population is 505 which 43 of those students have been identified as special education (SPED). The SPED department consists of six certified teachers and two paraprofessionals. Students in SPED have 504 plans which educational protects them under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (National Center for Learning Disabilities, 2014). The 504 plan indicates what services the students are eligible to receive under the law. Students who have 504 plans need special care with their education. Schools want to produce productive citizens who are going to assets to their communities.

Sally E. Schaywitz, M.D. is a well-known and very prestigious Pediatric Neurologist and an important figure in literacy education. Dr. Schaywitz received her M.D. from Albert Einstein College of Medicine. During routine well-care visits, parents would express concern for their children reading issues to Dr. Schaywitz, which prompted her to delve deeper into understanding and helping adults and children who have been diagnosed as dyslexic. Along with her husband, Bennett A. Shaywitz, M.D, according to Yale.edu the couple “created "Sea of Strengths" model of dyslexia which emphasizes a sea of strengths of higher critical thinking and creativity surrounding the encapsulated weakness found in children and adults who are dyslexic” (Yale.edu, 2014).

Dyslexia is a lifelong struggle with constant challenges with reading and speaking. About five to ten percent of the United States population deals with the learning disorder dyslexia (Van den Honert, n.d.). It is a neurological condition that is mainly caused by genetics but there are some rare cases in which it is acquired. Dyslexia interrupts the normal processes of reading and speaking (Van den Honert, n.d.). All of which are used in daily life and this makes life and school so much harder for dyslexics. They must learn to live with the condition for their entire life and there is not really a treatment for it. With the constant struggle and reminder of their

Whoopie Goldberg, Steven Spielberg, Anderson Cooper, Albert Einstein, and Thomas Edison are just a few of the most recognized and influential people in the history of media, science and math whom have a learning disability called dyslexia. Dyslexia affects approximately every 1 in 5 people (Ted Ed, 15 July 2013), and unfortunately has no cure. As a student with no special education background, it is amazing to read and learn about disabilities, the differences in the brain structure, and to study teaching tactics and methods that can be done to make learning an easier journey for children with disabilities because as one can see through Einstein and Spielberg a disability is something that with the right methods of learning can be overcome

“The Educational Impact of Mildred McGinnis” gives insight to the relevance of research and work developed by Mildred Aldridge McGinnis and how her techniques are still significant for teachers today. Although there are many research pioneers and contemporaries that have influenced the field of reading and education, one that is most influential for future dyslexia therapists is McGinnis. McGinnis is a well-known research pioneer that has greatly influenced the field of education since the early 1900’s. McGinnis began her career as a teacher of the deaf at the Central Institute for the Deaf in 1916. Following this accomplishment, she became the first head of the Central Institute for the Deaf

First, the highlight of the meeting was Marla McKan, Title 1 Reading Teacher at Willard South Elementary, as she presented on Dyslexia. She explained characteristics of dyslexia, along with the long-term effects if it goes untreated. As a Certified Academic Language Therapist, she is establishing a task force to help with decisions of screening students and professional development opportunities for teachers to be better informed about dyslexia and its challenges.

On the other study conducted by Waldron, the results show that children with learning disabilities did poor on math compared to children without learning disabilities. Programs to help children with learning disabilities improve in math should be enforce in every school to help these children succeed. The dropout rate on children with learning disabilities was 14.1 percent on a longitudinal study conducted by Doren. The reason for dropouts was that children with learning disabilities felt they were not compatible academically as children without learning disabilities. They felt disadvantaged compared to the other children. This shows that children with learning disabilities are in greater danger to dropping out of school. Programs designated for children with learning disabilities to help them on their reading, math, and writing would drop the rate and help those students graduate